Flightpath Book Launch

At 5pm, Friday 13th October, 'Flightpath' – an anthology about Migrating Birds, will be launchedat The Arts House, 2A Strickland Street, Denmark. My poem, dedicated to Robert Macfarlane, 'Lost Albert Ross' is included in this collection.

'A Spell of Poetry' at Daylesford's Words in Winter Festival

On Saturday 5th August I read some poems, and sang some songs, and told some stories at this event as a part of Daylesford's Words in Winter event.

"Fresh from reading her poetry in London, Allis Hamilton will perform and read her poems, some perhaps with music. Allis is a host of Castlemaine's poetry readings: PoetiCas. Here is a chance to hear her perform her own work.
She is an internationally published writer of words that create a sense of wonder, myth and magic. At times funny, at times thought provoking."
When:
 Sunday 6th Augusr 1.30 -2.30 Show with morning tea
Where: 
Story House and Garden
52 Millar Street. Daylesford
Enquiries:
info@storyhouseandgarden.com
Ph 0408 550 945
Cost: $20

Reading at Summer launch of Poetry Review, London

I was a tremendous honour and thrill to be one of the readers at the Summer launch of The Poetry Review, at alongside my most excellent fellow poets: Vahni Capildeo, Kit Han and Wayne Holloway-Smith.

"Love is so short" by Blank Rune Press

I have a poem, 'Yet', in this anthology edited by Valli Poole, published by Blank Rune Press. It is called "Love is so short".

Here is Nadyr perusing the book.

Noted Festival schedule

Here is a link to where you might find me during the Noted Festival in Canberra.

http://www.notedfestival.com/program?tag=Allis%20Hamilton

You might well also find me here, at the 'Bridging the Distances' oral histories swap meet.
Here is the link: http://www.notedfestival.com/program/oral-history-swapmeet

Noted Festival

I am excited to say that I will be a guest writer at Noted Festival in Canberra 3-7th May 2017
You can check out the artist line-up here: http://www.notedfestival.com/artists-2017/

'A Satellite of Eyes' published in The Spring 2017 edition of The Caterpillar

My poem about one of my encounters with owls has been published in the lovely Irish magazine for children, The Caterpillar. Here is the link to the magazine:

Cover Art by Sarah-Jane Szikora

'Egg' in The Pickled Body

My poem, 'Egg', is published in The Pickled Body, Issue 3.2.

Edited by Patrick Chapman & Dimitra Xidous

Image by Sophie Laylor

Here is a link to the poem in the issue:

'Poetry' & 'Proprioception' in The Southerly Journal

Two poems: 'Poetry' & 'Proprioception', are published in Southerly Journal, Volume 76, Number 2

Edited by Andy Jackson and David Brooks

'For the Birds' in Australian Poetry Journal

My poem, 'For the Birds', is published in Australian Poetry Journal Volume 6, Issue 2; Edited by Michael Sharkey

'Storm Music' in Skylight 47

This Thursday 15 September at Clifton Library, County Galway, Robyn Rowland shall launch Skylight 47 latest issue of their magazine. And delightfully, one of my poems, featuring donkeys and wrens, is in the magazine.

About Skylight 47, (taken from the festival website) : "The first issue of Skylight 47 was published in January 2013 to celebrate ten years of Galway’s Over The Edge poetry readings in the City Library. It was only supposed to be a single issue, but founding editors Kevin O’Shea, Susan Lindsay and Nicki Griffin were so taken with what they had produced, they decided to carry on.

Their editors have changed: Bernie Crawford, Nicki Griffin, Marie Cadden and Ruth Quinlan are now at the helm of the publication. They are still associated with Over The Edge, which provides them with tremendous support.

Their newspaper format allows us room to spread our wings, and gives the work of our contributors space to breath. "
https://www.clifdenartsfestival.ie/event/launch-of-clifden-issue-of-skylight-47/

Poetry Reading at Words in Winter, Daylesford

I shall be reading a selection of my poetry

on Sunday 7th August at Moss and Burrows

22 Raglan Street, Daylesford between 12-2pm

All welcome

Wending and other poems

I am featured on Christine Murray's poetry blog on a page of an Index of Women Poets

You will find the link here.

'Wince' in The Caterpillar

You will find my poem 'Wince ' in this issue of the Irish children's magazine The Caterpillar.
 

Cover by Jantina Peperkamp

Storytelling Session

As part of Castlemaine's Children's Literature Festival

I shall be telling some stories at Buda, 42 Hunter St, Castlemaine VIC 3450, Australia

10 am -4pm

Saturday 26th September

$15 per person

Poetry Reading at Wheeler Centre

Let's get Modern - 21st Century poetry revisited

with Michael Farrell & Gig Ryan

Poetry against Borders with:

Janet Galbraith, Anne de Hugard and Allis Hamilton

Wednesday 30th September at 7pm

Wheeler Centre 176 Little Lonsdale St

Here is the link to my poem in Australian Poetry Journal Issue 5 No. 1

Storytelling with Taffy Thomas

Got to hear Taffy Thomas- UK Storyteller Laureate, along with Andrew Mckenna, today at the Food Garden as part of the Festival.It was a real treat. I get to tell one of my poems next week with Taffy at 2pm Food Garden Castlemaine. What a privilege!